Early Carboniferous Marine Fossil Communities in New South Wales

Multivariate cluster analysis identifies recurrent benthic fossil communities from the Visean-Delepinea aspinosa Zone in New South Wales. The study delineates four communities in the Inflatia elegans Subzone and tracks community persistence and change into the subsequent Linoprotonia tenuirugosa Subzone. This dataset originates from Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on 2026-03 25.

Use Cases

• Cluster analysis of fossil species associations based on multivariate methods described.
• Modeling paleo-environmental gradients based on inferred mid-shelf and near wave-base community distributions.
• Tracking species community persistence and modification across geological subzones.
• Comparing benthic community structure between the Inflatia elegans and Linoprotonia tenuirugosa Subzones.

Strengths

• Analysis covers all known fossiliferous intervals of the two subzones in the study area.
• Identifies four distinct communities within the Inflatia elegans Subzone.
• Last updated date is provided: 2026-03-25 17:12:14.681038.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific study area in New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Multivariate (cluster) analysis of samples collected from fossiliferous intervals.

Time Range

Early Carboniferous (Visean-Delepinea aspinosa Zone)

Freshness

2026-03-25 17:12:14.681038

Geography

New South Wales, Australia